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HSK
information; news; message
HSK 2
Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯)
HSK 4
to correspond (by letter, email etc) / to send or receive messages through telecommunications
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *密* | 密* | *密
dense; close; thick / intimate; close / (bound form) secret; confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb); to DM
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *留* | 留* | *留
to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve
HSK 2
text message / SMS
HSK 2
(piece of) news; information / message / CL: 條|条
HSK 3
speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message
HSK 4
to consume; to use up / to deplete; to expend / (old) news; mail; message
HSK 6
to leave a message; to leave one's comments / message
HSK 6
to send a text message
infectiousness (of a disease) / appeal; power; impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc)
HSK 7-9
moral (of a story) / lesson to be learned / implication / message / import / metaphorical meaning
HSK 7-9
instant messaging
a telegraph condolence / to send a message of condolence by telegram
to speak using a loud voice or megaphone etc / (fig.) to convey a strong message
to pass on a story / to communicate a message
congratulatory letter or message
HSK 7-9
card / invitation / message / (forum) post
HSK 7-9
to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums
message queue (computing)
SMS / text message
to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online
message
instant message
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *赖* | 赖* | *赖
surname Lai / (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app
(law) to summon (a witness); to subpoena; to arraign (an offender) / (Tw) to send a message; to message sb (abbr. for 傳送訊息|传送讯息)
(computing) error message
to send (a message) / to deliver
to pass on (a message); to relay (the information)
(literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
sender (of a message)
multimedia messaging service (MMS) (telecommunications)
marketing message
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
to give an earnest message of good wishes, encouragement, or advice etc; a message of this sort
to send a message
private correspondence; personal letter / (computing) personal message (PM); to message sb
to send a message
(Tw) private message / to send a private message
sticker (social messaging) (Tw)
message of congratulation
message in a bottle
(neologism) (slang) to respond to a message within seconds
oral message
letters / mail / news / messages / correspondence
message board moderator or administrator
to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc) / abbr. for 拉到黑名單|拉到黑名单
(archaic) navy / person employed to post messages on the Internet (abbr. for 網絡水軍|网络水军)
to leave a message / to leave some empty space in a work of art / to leave idle moments (in one's life, a theater play etc)
information; news; message / text message; SMS
lit. Martian language / fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand
congratulatory message
(coll.) to post a message
to send (message to sb) / to communicate / to forward (message)
to leave a message
sexually explicit text message; sext
to pass a message
to demand; to call for; to petition / demand; wish; request / to promote one's brand; to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message; pitch
Momo, GPS-based app for messaging, and potentially meeting up with, other Momo users (typically, strangers) in one's vicinity, launched in 2011
Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)
to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc) / a message transmitted using electronic means / telex / teleprinter
message
recipient (of mail or a message)
subscript or superscript / corner label (on a product, image, document etc) / app icon badge (symbol on the upper-right corner an app icon, such as a red circle to indicate unread messages)
swan goose / (fig.) letter; message
(slang) to engage in mutual sexual arousal through written messages (e.g. text, chat); text-based cybersex
the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
(literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
newsletter / the news in brief / (Tw) SMS message
a message of condolence
message dedicated to a deity
variant of 輪迴|轮回 / (neologism) (slang) to respond to a message after a very long delay (pun on 輪迴|轮回, the cycle of rebirth) (opposite of 秒回)


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